AUTUMNAL STILL LIFE: COLOURS OF AUTUMN

AUTUMN STILL LIFE: MIXED MEDIA AND COLLAGE

Live class WEDNESDAY 15th October 2025

14 Days Recording Access comes with every ticket 🔥🖍

Taught By Jo Blaker

Hosted by Luisa-Maria MacCormack

AUTUMNAL STILL LIFE

Celebrate the rich colours and textures of the season in our new Autumnal Still Life class, guided by guest tutor Jo Blaker. In this session we’ll draw from beautiful arrangements of seasonal foliage, seed heads, fruits, and patterned props, capturing the warmth and atmosphere of autumn on the page.

We’ll take inspiration from the russet leaves, curling branches, and abundant harvests that define this time of year, creating calming yet characterful compositions that celebrate nature’s shift towards winter. Still life is a wonderful way to sharpen observational skills while also allowing for play and expression, making this class perfect for both beginners and experienced artists alike.

Jo will demonstrate a range of drawing approaches—layering wet and dry media, exploring negative space, and using texture to evoke autumn’s tactile qualities. We’ll begin with short warm-up exercises to loosen our lines and tune into colour, before working towards a more detailed study that captures the depth and richness of the season.

This class will encourage you not only to draw from the references provided but also to find inspiration in your own surroundings—fallen leaves, favourite mugs, or seasonal fruits—so you can create your own personal still life set-ups at home.

MATERIALS
Any materials are appropriate for this class. A mix of media will help you experiment, so gather what you have to hand—coloured pens, pencils, pastels, crayons, or paints. Some extra coloured or patterned paper and a little glue for collage would be a wonderful bonus. Jo will draw with a combination of wet and dry coloured media.

ABOUT OUR TUTOR

Jo Blaker (b. Huddersfield, 1983) is a visual artist based in Marsden, West Yorkshire. Jo holds an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art (2011). Since 2019, Jo’s drawing practice has focused upon the sketchbook as a site of expressive, observational work generated through the course of day to day life, with a frequent focus on landscape. Her work combines a holistic approach to drawing with playful material enquiry & a love of observation. Natural rhythms, forms & cycles often feature in her work on paper & with people. Alongside her personal practice Jo is a regular contributor to the learning programmes of leading cultural venues such as Yorkshire Sculpture Park & The Hepworth Wakefield. In 2022 Jo founded an Urban Sketch Meet & has been a regular guest tutor with LDG since 2023.

FAQs - Please read these thoroughly so you can be fully prepared for the class:

WHO IS THIS FOR:

This class is suitable for ALL LEVELS.

TICKETS:

We suggest an amount of £20. However, we understand that may not be possible for everybody. Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we may continue to offer our sessions on this basis whilst also giving our tutors a sustainable wage.

There is also a ticket option to "Pay It Forward" to support us and our students! We offer classes for free to those who can't afford the minimum amount (If this is you please email us to join for free). This continues to ensure our classes are available to everyone!

ONCE BOOKED:

You will receive a confirmation email and be able to access information on how to join the event via your eventbrite "Online Event Page" You can access this by signing into eventbrite or creating an account using the email address that you booked with.

IN THE CLASS:

You can't be seen or heard in our classes, your audio and video are automatically turned off and there's no way these can be turned on. You can talk to us and others in the class in the chat box!

AFTER CLASS:

We love to see your drawings or anything else our classes inspire! You can share them with us by tagging us on instagram (@londondrawinggroup) or emailing us if you don't have socials.

ARE YOU TRYING TO BOOK VIA THE EVENTBRITE PHONE APP?!

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RECORDING ACCESS

W e will email the recording link to everyone who has booked approx 2 hours after the live class finishes. This will be available to watch anytime within 14 days

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL:

hello@londondrawinggroup.com

And that's it!

We're really looking forward to you joining us.

Love,

LDG